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despondency

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "despondency" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
4syllables

despondency

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

despondency is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, despondency is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdespondency

1noun
  • The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  • A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
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